'Why would they do that?' Trump lashes out at conservatives who imperiled his election

In an interview with Time magazine linked to his being selected 2024's "Person of the Year," President-elect Donald Trump attacked the people behind Project 2025 for releasing their document before the election.

During the interview, in which Time included 17 separate fact-checks, the incoming president was asked about his relationship with the conservative think-tank that produced the 800-page document and that led to a litany of complaints that complicated his re-election.

After asserting he never read the Project 2025 document, Trump expressed his frustration with timing of the release, telling the Time editors, "I didn't think it was appropriate, because it's not me. Why would they do that? They complicated my election by doing it because people tried to tie me and I didn't agree with everything in there, and some things I vehemently disagreed with, and I thought it was inappropriate that they would come out with a document like that prior to my election."

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Asked if he let them know, he replied, "Oh I did. It wasn’t a frustration, it was a fact. It's totally inappropriate. They come up with an 800-page document, and the enemy, which is, you know, the other party, is allowed to go through and pick out two items, 12 items out of, you know, 800. No, I thought it was an open—I thought it was a very foolish thing for them to do."

After being assured his frustration was understood, Trump refused to let it go and added, "These are people that would like to see me win. And yet, they came out with this document, and they had some pretty ridiculous things in there. They also had some very good things in there."

You can read the entire interview here.